2 days later

Stella's POV

I had grown bored of sitting in this apartment for two days. I just had to get out for a breather. I made my way towards the balcony door and my hand hadn't even touched the handle before a voice stopped me.

"Where do you think you're going?" it said.

I turned around to face the source of the voice. Derek. He was standing at the entrance of the room; arms crossed and his green eyes boring right into mine.

"Are you trying to scare me?" I asked. "It's not really working." I let my hand touch the handle to the door but before I could open it, Derek was at my side. I sighed before facing him.

"Look," I began, "all I want is some fresh air. Is that too much to ask?"

"Considering the circumstances," he paused for a moment, "yes."

"Unbelievable," I muttered under my breath. Derek continued to stare at me and so I walked over to the couch and let my body fall on it. He looked at me for another few seconds before walking past me.

I waited until I heard the door to a room close down the hallway. Then, I quickly walked over to the window and opened one of those, and just stood there. The October air was chillier and winter seemed like it was just around the corner.

Derek's POV

I heard her open the window in the living room but I didn't bother to stop her this time. She's stubborn. More so than any person I had ever met before. I was used to getting my way but she was something else. Her life was in danger and it was as if she could care less. I just couldn't understand her. And worse of all, she's not at all intimidated by me like Stiles is. It's easy to keep him under some control; of course, he still messes things up sometimes but Stella's proving to be a handful.

I opened the window in my room before walking into the shower. Thoughts clouded my every move: especially of her. The last two nights whenever I close my eyes, I see her long, flowing brown hair, her chocolate brown eyes, she's laughing about something and then suddenly her face changes and her eyes turn red. And that dream has ended the same both nights, me waking up drenched in sweat. I just don't know what it means and I wish I did. Seeing her in my dreams is scary but then she morphs into an Alpha and that is terrifying.

Her scent is something else too. Really sweet and fragrant, like honey, but almost suffocating. Even though I was standing in the shower with the water running, I could smell it. She was right about the fresh air in a sense, it was necessary bring some in but the fact that her scent could easily leave these four walls and be tracked by the Alpha was what scared me.

Two days had gone by since I'd brought her here and nothing had happened – yet. If the Alpha really was after her, he would've done something by now.

What was he waiting for?

Stiles' POV

"Stiles, please tell me where she went," my father pleaded with me.

"I – I don't know dad," I said for the tenth time since he'd asked. He closed his eyes for a moment as if to calm down but when he opened his eyes again, I could tell that had done little to help.

"Did you try calling her?" I asked already knowing the answer.

"Yes," he answered sitting down on the couch. "I lost count of how many times I called her. It goes right to voicemail. I don't know what to do."

"Maybe she just needs a little time away. I'm sure you'll be the first person she'll call," I offered, hoping he'd take it.

"She's just like her mother," my father said and I saw the slightest hint of a smile on his face at whatever memory he had remembered. He saw me looking at him and he became serious again.

"If I don't hear from her in 24 hours though, I'm putting her up as a Missing Person and I won't rest until I find her." With that, he got up and went upstairs.

It wasn't necessarily a threat; just a warning to let Stella know what would happen if indeed I know where she is and am keeping it a secret from my father. Which I am.

I drove over to Scott's in the next five minutes and ran up the stairs to his room. I burst the door to his room open and found him sitting at his desk.

"What do you want Stiles?" he asked, bored. He had obviously heard me coming up the stairs. "I'm trying to study."

"Your phone, I need to call Derek." Scott picked up his phone from on the desk but paused a moment later. I tried to regain my breath in the meantime. "Wait a minute," he finally said, "why do you want to call Derek?"

"My dad just said that if he doesn't hear from Stella in the next 24 hours, he's going to declare her a Missing Person." I snatched the phone out of his hand before he could even react to that.

Derek's POV

"What do you want Scott?" I said annoyed into the phone.

"Why isn't Stella picking up her phone?" Stiles' voice rang out from the other side – urgent in manner.

"I took it from her that's why," I said before hanging up the phone. It rang again a couple minutes later.

"What do you want?!"

"It's Scott, don't hang up," the voice at the other end said. He spoke again before I could say anything. "Look, the Sheriff said that he's going to declare Stella a Missing Person if he doesn't hear from her in 24 hours. We can't let that happen, so give Stella her phone back so she can talk to her uncle and everything should be fine."

"Fine," I said into the phone before hanging up.

I slipped the phone inside my pocket and made my way towards my car but a familiar voice and a gun-shot sound stopped me. Instead of getting in my car, I ran in the direction of the two sounds.

A/N: First off, I want to apologize for the massive delay in the update. I haven't forgotten about this story. School was killing me and I have two weeks off before I have to go back for the Fall semester. My timetable is pretty slack though so I should have more time to write :)
Second, I want to thank all you lovely people that are following this story.
Third, can I just say how fucking sad it is that Season 2 is already over? I feel like my life is over too. *ugly sobbing in the corner* All the Sterek moments were to die for though 3
Fourth, I dunno about you but while I was writing this chapter I was pretty confused about when this story actually takes place. Might be because I haven't thought about this in so long. I think I figured it out though and the last little paragraph is a pretty dead giveaway about when it takes place.

I'm hoping to update soon but don't hold me on that promise. I'm sure the next update will be real soon considering I need to make up for the lack of updates in the last 9 months. Yeah, it's been that long :/

Feedback will make sure I sit my butt down and write the next chapter so I can get that to you soon ;)

xo,
Neena.